BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A man shot by Israeli forces in north Gaza died late Monday, Palestinian medics said.

Mustafa Abu Jarad, believed to be a farmer, was shot in the head in the town of Beit Lahiya on the border with Israel, Gaza's health ministry said earlier Monday.

The 21-year-old was taken to Shifa hospital but died later, said doctors.

An Israeli military spokeswoman said officials had checked "and apparently the incident is not related to the Israeli army".

A source speaking on condition of anonymity said Israel suspected the man was shot by a fellow Palestinian.

Three Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli soldiers along the border since the end of an eight-day offensive in November. Some 30 people have been wounded in the incidents, Gaza officials say.

Palestinians say the restrictions stop many farmers getting to their fields.

Reuters contributed to this report

1 ) Avril / UK

15/01/2013 12:39

Israel always the liars..so sad they can't keep to ceasefire.

2 ) KD / UK

15/01/2013 12:55

"Palestinians say the restrictions stop many farmers getting to their fields." Restrictions?? Seems quite vague, as part of the cease fire agreement was to allow Palestinians into the buffer zones, thus acknowledging that there were restrictions and that they have now been ceased. So I'm not sure the intention of sentence, if it is to say the aggression or killings stop many farmers or something else that I'm missing.

3 ) jews killing palestinians for / USA

15/01/2013 18:16

the land...it s genocide from those aryan khazars always k/vetching a holy hoax while committing one...killers liars and theive every one of them

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